Is Dust on Your Credit Card a Bad Thing?

Inactivity can affect credit scores, and closing cards completely is usually a bad idea.

Good Question: You may want to keep credit card accounts

Question: I'm working on improving my credit rating and want to know if I should close my credit card accounts as I pay each one off?

Does wife owe ex-hubby's credit card debt?

Dear Credit Card Adviser,I got divorced recently. My husband left me with two kids and a lot of credit card debt. About 90 percent of charges for the last year he did for his traveling and business purposes. ...

Closing a credit card account when your credit is bad: Plain Dealing

Consumers sometimes hesitate to close credit card accounts for fear of how it will impact their scores. It's not that clear cut. Here are factors to weigh when you want to get rid of a credit card that's no longer working for you.

Credit card balances reduce credit scores

Tracy Becker is a Tarrytown-based credit expert. Tracy Becker is credit industry leader for two decades and president and founder of North Shore Advisory, Inc.,